Where does “dar” come from?
dar (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch darne, from Middle Dutch dorne, from Old Dutch drān, from Proto-West Germanic drānu, from Proto-Germanic drēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n-.
dar (Dutch): drone
Ancestry of “dar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | darne | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dorne | bumblebee |
| 3 | Old Dutch | drān | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | drānu | drone, male bee |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drēnuz | male bee or wasp; drone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰreh₁n- | — |